Setting

Landform position: Natural levees and stream terraces

Surface layer:

0 to 6 inches-brown silt loam

Subsoil:

6 to 14 inches-brown silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

14 to 32 inches-grayish brown silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

32 to 49 inches-light brownish gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

Substratum:

49 to 72 inches-gray loam with redoximorphic features

• Amagon soils

• Askew soils

• Dubbs soils

• Small depressional areas subject to flooding and/or ponding for long durations

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained

Permeability: Moderately slow

Available water capacity: High

Depth to seasonal high water table: 1 foot to 2 feet

Shrink-swell potential: Moderate

Hazard of flooding: None

Surface runoff: Negligible to low

Soil reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid in the surface layer and subsoil; very strongly acid to neutral in the substratum

Parent material: Loamy alluvium

Major Uses: Most areas are cultivated; a few areas are in woodland

Land capability subclass: IIw

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans, rice, grain sorghum, and winter small grains

Management concerns:

• Wetness is a moderate restriction

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted plants: Common bermudagrass, improved bermudagrass, and tall fescue

Management concerns:

• Wetness is a moderate restriction

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Woodland ordination symbol: 8W

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, eastern cottonwood, and water oak

Management concerns:

• Moderate limitation for equipment use due to wetness

• Moderate windthrow hazard due to water table

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Woodland Management and Productivity Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Moderately slow permeability

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Sanitary Facilities Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Low strength

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section